WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT GOODFINGER:

So what does Goodfinger sound like? It's really hard to say, because they're fairly original. I spent the better part of the last week trying to work out the analogy, and it's been tough. If I had to do it, I'd say they sound something like an updated version of Blondie, but with a much harder edge. But they're not exactly New Wave, and not exactly hard rock. They're a four piece ensemble--Mike Williams on drums; Seth Skolnick, guitar; Frank Caira, bass; and Scrappy Calloway on vocals. Mike and Scrappy co-write most of the songs, and Scrappy is clearly the centerpiece and focal point of the band. She has a strong vocal and stage presence. I'd call their sound a "throwback", but to what? They would have sounded good in the 1980s, with their New Wave influenced synthesizers and vocals. But they would have also sounded good in the alternative early 1990s, with those soaring, atmospheric guitars. And they sound great right now in the 2000s. Take Me I'm Yours is a great surprise--they do a New Wave-sounding take on this great Squeeze tune. They make it their own, and you realize that nobody else could have covered this tune--it now belongs to Goodfinger!
10 tracks--and they're all straight-up radio friendly. It's rare when I can say this about an entire CD--but I will be playing each and every track on my show. The album is that good. Tom Verlaine of Television called Goodfinger "the future of New York music". I would slightly beg to differ--same statement, but take out the words "New York"--these guys belong everywhere--and that includes Twirl Radio. Congratulations to Goodfinger, the Twirl Artists of the Month for April, 2009!
Mike Lidskin, Twirl Radio, Sacremento, CA

Goodfinger's lead rock chanteuse, Scrappy Calloway, is a Blondie meets Karen O NYC hipster siren. Less histrionic than the latter, cool as fuck like the former. Her voice has a sexy retro quality that brings to rock what Amy Winehouse brought to soul and r n' b..... here she is rocking the mic with total precision and confidence, and singing the shit out of some very catchy and moody numbers. I have been digging into their debut album, Killing With Kindness, and it is filled with hooks and top notch musicianship. Highly recommended. It's a tale of a virtual future that doesn't sound half bad! Enjoy.
Neal Nathan, MOG.com

Goodfinger are a rock band on the rise, their songs have been in tv shows and video games. Their debut album proves this point. Vocalist Scrappy Calloway has a dynamite voice and the band support her well. Another Night is a sultry number, with a propulsive chorus. Calloway’s vocals are right on the money. Ghost is a ballad that relies on Calloway’s delivery and she pulls it off with heart and soul. The songs’ epic scope just screams “movie soundtrack”. A cover of Squeeze’s Take Me I’m Yours is successfully rendered, Calloway’s seductive vocal effectively underscored by the band. Love Digitale is a nightclub friendly, densely throbbing song with a saucy chorus. Seth Skolnik’s guitar playing is razor sharp and the chorus strong. Goodfinger are clearly going places.
www.collectedsounds.com

This band will be on the tops of indie charts, Paste and Spin magazine covers, and will be big. Because their sound is big! The vocals are strong strong clear female vocals delivered by a beautiful woman who goes by Scrappy Calloway. It sounds like Amy Winehouse if she wasn't so nasal and crass. It's Karen O of the Yeah, Yeah Yeah's if she took a mood stabilizer and chilled out. It's Zooey Danschel of She and Him if she wasn't so sad. This is brilliant female vocals at its best! Besides making me feel extremely privileged to own this gem, it makes for good news for Goodfinger that they should be rising soon and steadily and haven't been overlooked as of yet. These crooners from New York make me sway and sing along. Good luck Goodfinger. I'm rooting for you.
www.thecochlea.co.nr

We have just received the absolutely incredible cd by Goodfinger. Certainly will be popular around here, Passionate Rock is definitely part we do the best. I was blown away by their cd, great to hear music dripping with passion, experience and a quirky sound . The sound is engaging, mesmerizing, haunting and holds you with it's story and composition and the incredible voice of Miss Scrappy Calloway. Not pretentious just good honest rocking music, exactly what we want for our listeners.
Peter Merrett, PBS FM Radio, Melbourne, Australia

Tonight's excitement was encapsulated in Goodfinger, a raw and raunchy N.Y.C. band. It is always an event at Esquires when we get an international visitor to our humble abode but when they are as charming, polite and witty (let alone so knowledgeable about the English guitar scene) it is doubly appreciated.
Their sound owes a lot to various bands, as well as an almost Hispanic Latin-American feel on the early part of 'Cracking Up' before infusing into that familiar N.Y.C. new wave sound. At it's end Johnny lights another cigarette, just like his last half-dozen it just hangs limply from his lips while Scrappy deftly removes her jacket and this chanteuse shimmys in her sparkly top and she seductively closes in on her mic, her dusky eyes flickering before she clings to the microphone. Needless to say the song is 'Love Digitale'. It seems as if Esquires has for one evening only been transformed into CBGBs. 'Radio Perfecto' finds Goodfinger in a rather retro mood before closing song 'Sounds of the City' has a full on proto Stooges undercurrent surging through the guitars and drums.
To great applause these native New Yorkers were off to catch their plane back home. A real pleasure to meet and listen to. When Tom Verlaine (of Television) heard them live he described the sound of Goodfinger as 'the future of New York music'. How can I possibly disagree with a legend?
Martin Stapleton, Bedford Esquires club, Bedford, UK

...what an EP.. full of energy,charactor, and the sort of style that just ooze's for MORE... Loved the track ' Radio Perfecto'. We have added the CD to our playlists. Great Work
Graham J Barclay, Soundwave FM, New Zealand

Scrappy’s voice is hard to ignore in a kitschy way that many will love...., but her ability to craft a memorable song is undeniable. Personally, I love her voice, the lyrics stand-up and the music is palatable. Of the other people in the band, the drummer stands out the most. On “Outside” Calloway’s vocals, which are strangely similar to Beth Gibbon’s (of Portishead you dumb ass), carry a feel good tune about feeling bad. “Lovebleed” gives you everything the title suggests, a romantic tune you surely can’t resist. In a nutshell: Goodfinger write simple pop songs that you won’t feel gay for rocking out to. Definitely a hot band to keep your eye on in ‘07. As for which international city will spawn the new hotness? If Goodfinger have anything to say about it, it won’t have anything to do with LonONErs.
www.soulpress.net

We can't ignore a band with a lead singer called Scrappy Calloway and it's a bonus that we fell in love with her voice the second we heard it. Goodfinger from New York play their debut London show at Bar Rumba tonight and we're going to go along to see if the band deliver the goods live as they do on MySpace and ReverbNation
www.londonist.com

“we listen to it on the way in, and on the way home. We can’t take it out of the CD player”
Radio X -FM, NY

Goodfinger mixes up a bunch of musical influences into a pot, stirs it up and comes out with a very unique sound...they combine to make a collection of strong, radio friendly songs....produced by Andy Chase, the unique vocal style of Scrappy Calloway shines through on every track...and is backed up with a great guitar and rhythym section. 'Outside' has a great, late 70's vibe...'Radio Perfecto' has a definite latin feel...The Rhythym section finds a hypnotic groove on 'Love Digitale' as the bass and drum beat lull you into a really trippy vibe while the guitar and vocals build to a couple of amazing climaxes during the song. The final cut 'I know I know you' combines all the elaments in this eclectic musical recipe and caps an excelent EP.
Bottom line on Goodfinger is that I'm anxiously waiting their next set of songs.
James Rushmore, Inside Connection Magazine, April 2007

“an unbelievably hot singer that can definitely sing. They have that Something”!
Kurt Tietjen, President , Inside Connection Magazine

New York cool fairly drips off this five song EP… To be honest, their sound is fresh enough that no easy comparisons come to mind…. ….with brash 70’s AM radio gloss. It’s very sexy stuff, the perfect soundtrack for intercontinental non-stop flights with coke snorting supermodels on board ………"Radio Perfecto" reaching deepest into the pleasure centers. Classy stuff.
www.sleazegrinder.com

Wonderful alternative music on this 5 song EP. You'll be hearing from me, as I bug you for more music in the future!
Mike Lidskin, Twirl Radio, Sacramento

“the reviews are in, it really is the future of New York music“
Fearless Radio, Chicago.

Miss Scrappy Calloway leads her boys through a furious cabaret styled rock outfit backed with whaling guitars. Scrappy's vocals have a dark, sexy, and glammy new-wave edge to them that sounds terrific on your stereo.
www.crashinin.com